South African MMA Rankings

Welcome to my South Africa MMA Rankings page.

After in depth analysis both of fighter statistics and performance within the cage, I have ranked each MMA division. These fighter rankings highlight the top fighters in each weight division in the South African Mixed Martial Arts community.
These MMA South Africa rankings are subject to change and are updated after all major South African mixed martial art events.
For my rationale behind each ranking, click on the articles link to read the full articles pertaining to each division.

Last updated: 01 August 2012
Click here for full articles on: Rankings

Featherweight

1. Demarte "The Wolf" Pena (4-0)
2. Wesley "The Young Assassin" Hawkey (7-3)
3. Wentzel "The Animal" Nel (10-3)
4. Denzil "Redstarr" Wait (5-2)
5. Abdul "Hollywood" Hassan (18-5)

All articles on: Featherweight Rankings

Lightweight

1. Costa Ioannou (5-0)
2. Adam “The Prodigy” Speechly (12-4)
3. Leon "The Iron Lion" Mynhardt (11-5)
4. Ryan van Niekerk (20-6)
5. Alex "The Professor" Cheboub (9-7)

All articles on: Lightweight Rankings

Welterweight

1. Jadyson "Little Wanderlei" Costa (13-12)
2. Michiel Opperman (10-6)
3. Martin “Punisher” van Staden (19-6)
4. Dallas Jakobi (12-5)
5. Dino “The Lion” Bagattin (9-3)

All articles on: Welterweight Rankings

Middleweight

1. Jeremy “The Pitbull” Smith (11-1)
2. Garreth “Soldierboy” McLellan (8-2)
3. Darren “Double D” Daniel (6-1)
4. Tyron “The Rush” Rightford (3-1)
5. Danie "Pitbull" van Heerden (9-4)

All articles on: Middleweight Rankings

Light Heavyweight

1. JP "The Bull" Joubert (4-2)
2. Norman "Chef" Wessels (5-3)
3. Jeremy "Happy Feet" Scheepers (34-14)
4. Jason Culverwell (2-0)
5. Dain Neveling (3-3)

All articles on: Light Heavyweight Rankings

Heavyweight

1. Ruan “Fangzz” Potts (14-0)
2. Andrew “One Gear” Van Zyl (9-1)
3. Bernardo “Black Panther” Mikixi (6-3)
4. Mahmoud Hassan (3-1)
5. Morne Marais (1-0)

All articles on: Heavyweight Rankings

Pound for Pound

1. Jeremy “The Pitbull” Smith (11-1) 
2. Costa Ioannou (5-0) 
3. Jadyson "Little Wanderlei" Costa (13-12-1)
4. Ruan “Fangzz” Potts (14-0) 
5. Garreth “Soldierboy” McLellan (8-2) 
6. Demarte "The Wolf" Pena (4-0) 
7. Michiel Opperman (10-6)
8. Darren "Double D" Daniel (6-1)
9. Adam “The Prodigy” Speechly (12-4)
10. Wesley "The Young Assassin" Hawkey (7-2)

All articles on: P4P Rankings